Retirement Communities in Tea, South Dakota

CaringScore for Tea, SD

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for retirement communities in Tea was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose retirement communities in Tea.

CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 7.6, Tea rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Tea. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Tea, SD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tea, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for retirement communities. The HealthScore for Tea is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 10, Tea rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking retirement communities. At 467 physicians per capita, Tea scores 111.8 percent better than the national average. Tea scores 84.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.4, and scores 237.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 65.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Tea is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Tea -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Tea's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Tea, SD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	467	220.5
Geriatricians	2.4	1.3
Cardiologists	47	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	11.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Tea, SD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tea, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for retirement communities. The CostScore for Tea is based on data such as the average monthly cost of retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.4, the costs associated with retirement communities in Tea are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Tea. The entry fee or purchase price for an independent living community can range from $50,000 to $500,000 or more, and typically requires an additional monthly service fee of $1,000 to $3,000 on average. The cost of living indices below provide the best proxy for comparing costs of retirement communities in Tea to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Tea indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 16.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Tea, SD
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	84
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	88

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Tea, SD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Tea. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Tea is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.2, Tea is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 212 days each year in Tea, 3.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Tea than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Tea is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $63,655 per year, the population of Tea earns a better than average median household income. Tea has an unemployment rate of 4.70 percent, roughly 48.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 3.54 percent of the population in Tea is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 73.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Tea	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.3	136.1
Libraries	12.3	18.8
Places of Worship	124.3	220.5
Public Transit	75	110.4
Grocery Stores	210.5	97.7
Pharmacies	30.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65